By Funmilola Gboteku Glory Ukwenga, Executive Director, Nigeria House of Commons TV show, has called for greater support for the inclusion of youths and physically challenged persons in governance. Ukwenga said this during a virtual media chat organised by Africana League, creators of theContinue Reading
Edited for use Strike By Constance Athekame Two major electricity unions have suspended their planned nationwide strike following the intervention of the Federal Government. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) had threatened to embark on industrial action overContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Friday departed Abuja for Ibadan, Oyo State, to attend the coronation of the new Olubadan, S Rashidi Ladoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential jet took off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 12:45 p.m.Continue Reading
By Raphael Enwelu Some parents in Awka metropolis have hailed the decision by the Federal Government to make the Federal Science and Technical Colleges in Nigeria tuition-free, saying the policy is a huge relief to them. They also said that it is a sign that President Bola Tinubu is feelingContinue Reading
By Okon Okon A frontline politician, Chief Sam Onuigbo, says in spite of its challenges Nigeria has made tremendous progress since it gained independence from Britain in 1960. Nigeria will hold its 65th independence anniversary on Wednesday. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, Onuigbo said one ofContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been honored with three international awards at the 2025 Global Power Forum. The forum was held in New York City alongside the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This was contained in a statement by the Governor’sContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to set up a panel of medical experts to ascertain Nnamdi Kanu‘s actual health status. Justice James Omotosho also directed the association to submit the independent medical report to the court within eightContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a no-case submission filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, held that the Department of State Services (DSS) has made out a prima facie case againstContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, has congratulated Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for the peaceful installation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ladoja was on Friday crowned the 44thContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman TAJBank, one of Nigeria’s non-interest banks, says it has met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) new minimum capital requirement for national non-interest banks. The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Hamid Joda, confirmed the capitalisation feat in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “I am happyContinue Reading
